Foldable milking-stool and pail-holder.



' No.'815 ,672. PATENTEDMAR.20,1906. J. E. BEEBE.

' FOLDABLE MILKING STOOL AND PAIL HOLDER.

Arrmouxon FILED JULY 28,1905.

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Nth-815,672.

. PATENTBD MAR. 20(1906.

LE. YBBEBE. FOLDABL'E MILKING STOOL AND PAIL HOLDER.

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' the following is a specification.

My object is,first, to provide a neat, strong,

durable, and convenient milk-pail holder and seat for a person whenmilkinga cow; sec: ond, to provide means'for adjusting the pailholderrelative to the seat, the erson onthe seat, and the cow; third, to folall the parts together compactly to facilitate carrying the device andstoring; it. away advantageously when not in use.

My invention consists in the structure hereinafter set, forth, pointedout in my claims, and illustratedin the accompanying drawings, in which-Figure 1 is aside view, and Fig. 2 a top view, of the invention, andthey show the forms and positions of the different parts relative toeach other. folded together as required to facilitate carrying it aboutand storing it when not in use."

Fig. 4 is a side elevation, and Fig. 5 a top view, of a modified form ofconstruction that allows the complete device ,to be made shorter andFig. 6 shows the bucket-holder folded on top of the seat and notextended beyond the end of the'seat, as shown in Fig.3.

The numeral 10 designates a three-sided frame, and in the closed endthereof is fixed a seat 12. A second three-sided frame 13, provided withelbows 14, is pivotally connected with the closed end of the frame 10,

and seat 12 and its ends terminate in hooks 15, adaptedto enter slots 16in the seat, as shown in Fig. 2. A third three-sided or V- shaped frame17 is pivotally connected with the ends of the frame 10 and haselbowshaped extensions 18, that terminate in hooks A circularpail-holder 20 is pivotally con nected with the'ends of the frame 10 andthe elbow-shaped extensions 18 of the frame 17,

as'shown, or inany suitable way as required to allow the frame 17 andthe pail-holder to be adjusted relative to the frame 10 and seat 12..

The frame18 (shown in Fi s. 4, 5, and 6) is oblong in shape and made 0 asingle bar of metal, and a Wooden seat 19 fitted and fixed therein bymeans of bolts 20 and cut away 7 Specification of Letters Patent.Application filed July-23,1905. Serial No. 272 12s.

Fig. 3 shows the parts Patented March 20, 1906.

from the seat toadmit legs. A three-sidedframe 21, elbow-shaped at itstop ends,is pivoted to the inside faces of the parallel parts and rearportion of the frame 18 that serve as legs that can be extended, asshown in Fig. 6. A third frame 22 is pivoted to the front portion oftheframe and seat to fold downward and'forward to support the seat andupward and rearward to lie fiat against the bot' tom of the seat.

A milk-pail-holder consisting ofa frame 23 i in theform of a fork havinga slotted handle and a circular s ring-clasp 24, pivoted to the branchesof the ork, is pivoted on the top and center of the front end of theseat 19 by a bolt 25, fixed in the seat and extended up through the slotin the handle of the frame of the fork in such a manner that a pailsupported by-the clasp 24 can be moved outward' from the seat and towardand matrix cows udder and the complete pail-holder turned laterally andplaced on top of the seat, as shown in Fig. 6. i

Dotted lines in Figs. 1 and 4 indicate how the pail-holder and pailsuspended therein may be adjusted'relative to a person on the seat or acow when in proper position at the side of a cow, as required to inclinethe pail toward the cow, or into an upright position when the ail isnearly full, as required to prevent spfiling milk from the pail.

Having thus set forth the purpose of my invention and the constructionand manner of use, the practical operation and utility thereof will bereadily understood by milkmaids, dairymen, and women and others familiarwith the art to which the structure pertains.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A foldable milking-stool, consisting of a metal frame, a seat fixedin the frame, a second frame pivoted to the rear end ortion of thefirst-named frame and a third ame pivoted to the front end portion ofthe first-mentioned frame and means to retain the second and thirdframes in upright positions.

2. A foldable milking-stool, consisting of a metal frame, a seat fixedin the frame, a second frame pivoted to the rearend ortion of thefirst-named frame and a third ame pivoted to'the front end portion ofthe first-mentioned frame and means to retain the second the front endof the seat.

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3. In a milking-stool and pail-holder, a metal frame, a seatfixed-inthe"frame,notchec% in side portions of the seat, a second framehaving elbow-shaped extensionsat its parallel top ends terminating inhooks adapted to enter the notches in the seat.

4. In a milking-stool and pail-holder, a

metal frame, a seat fitted and fixed in the frame, notches in the topand side portions of the seat, a' second frame elbow-shaped at-its' Ibow-shaped extensions terminating in clasps',

pivotally connected and a pail-holder adjustably connected With thefront end of the firstmenti'oned frame, for thepurposes stated.

6. In a milking-stool and pail-holder, a three-sided frame, a seatconnected with the closed end of the frame, notches in the top and sideportions of the seat, a second threesided frame having elbow-shapedextensions at the ends of the'frame terminating in hooks adapted toenter the notches in the seat, a third frame having elbow-shapedextensions terminating in clasps, pivotally connected and a milk-pailholder of circular form pivotally connected with the open end of thefirst mentioned frame, for the purposes stated.

7. A milking-stool and pail-holder, comprising a three-sided frame, aseat fixed in the frame, notches in the top-and side portions of theseat, a second frame elbow-shaped at the top of its parallel ends, athird frame elbowshaped at its parallel top ends, pivotally connectedand a milk-pail clasp of circular form pivotally connected with a forkedframe and the forked frame adjustably connected with the seat, arrangedand combined to operate in the manner set forth for the purposes stated.

JOSEPH E. BEEBE.

Witnesses:

W. A. LEssnNeEn, JOSEPH STILEs.

